The currency is the dollar, 100 cents = 1 dollar. The national anthem, proclaimed on July 01, 1980, is O'Canada which had been sung for 100 years prior. The Pacific time zone is 8 hours behind GMT. Mount Logan in the Yukon is Canada's tallest mountain.Ĭanada has six times zones. Southern Canada experiences four very delightful and beautiful seasons. There are of course many climatic variations ranging from the moderate southern coast of British Columbia to the frozen ice caps of the far north. Wilderness forest gives way to arctic tundra in the far north. Members of Parliament are required to be fluent in both.ĭiversity is the keynote to Canada's geography, from the fertile plains suitable for agriculture, (making her a leader in wheat exporting and food donations to the world) to vast mountain ranges, abundance of fresh water lakes and rivers. Canada has 2 national languages, English and French. Canada has 30 per cent of the world's boreal forest and 10 per cent of the world's total forest cover?Ĭanada is a constitutional monarchy and a federal state with a democratic parliament.five times as big as Mexico, three times as big as India.
Has 563 lakes larger than 100 square kilometres.Canada has 243,791 km of coastline and 8,893 km of borders.Canada occupies 9,093,507 sq km, making it the second largest country.Canada is one of the fastest growing countries of the G8 Nations.There are 10 Provinces and 3 Territories. Canada is the world's second largest country, yet its population is only 37.59 million 2019. Its coasts touch on 3 great oceans, the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic. Few countries can match the diversity, beauty and charm that Canada offers.